Political Religion Beyond Totalitarianism : The Sacralization of Politics in the Age of Democracy
ISBN: 9781137291721
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Palgrave Macmillan UK
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Subjects: History;

The success of fascist and communist regimes has long been explained by their ability to turn political ideology into a type of religion. These innovative essays explore the notion that all forms of modern mass-politics, including democracies, need a form of sacralization to function.

EDUARD VAN DE BILT Post Doctoral Researcher at the Institute of History of Leiden University, The NetherlandsDENNIS BOS Lecturer in Dutch History at Leiden University, The NetherlandsADAM FAIRCLOUGH Post Doctoral Researcher at the Institute of History of Leiden University, The NetherlandsJOLIJN GROOTHUIZEN Post Doctoral Researcher at the Institute of History of Leiden University, The NetherlandsHENK KERN Lecturer and teacher in the departments of History and Russian Studies at Leiden University, The NetherlandsHERMAN PAUL Lecturer in Historiography and Historical Theory at Leiden University, The NetherlandsERIC STORM Lecturer at Leiden University, The NetherlandsHENK TE VELDE is a post doctoral researcher at the Institute of History of Leiden University, The NetherlandsADRIAAN VAN VELDHUIZEN Lecturer at Leiden University, The Netherlands

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